Jivko Sedlarski

Pour moi, inspiration est synonyme de message à transmettre par l’oeuvre créée.
Le symbole a une importance majeure pour moi. Je le cherche à tout instant. Comment le faire apparaître? Comment provoquer l’observation, la réflexion de l’amateur autant que du passant?
Si j’aperçois quelque personne arrêtée devant une de mes sculptures, méditant, j’ai l’impression d’avoir réussi. La vision qu’a cet individu d’un aspect du monde au travers de mon oeuvre sera t-elle modifiée, après réflexion? Démarche de l’esprit qui parait simple! Peut-être n’ai-je pas abattu l’arbre qui cache la forêt, mais j’aurai contribué à changer l’angle visuel du spectateur, pour voir ce qui existe derrière.
Le Symbole est d’importance majeure. Je parle avec mes mains qui expriment ma pensée par des volumes, ainsi que par des couleurs. C’est était déjà un message. En réalisant des commandes pour des collections privées, publiques, des décors de places citadines, j’ai pu propager mon message.
Demain, le message sera peut-être transmis par un support différent. Peu importe. Ma création sera toujours un message que j’adresse à tous.

For me, inspiration is synonymous with the message to be transmitted by the created work.
The symbol is of major importance to me. I'm looking for him anytime. How to make it appear? How to provoke the observation, the reflection of the amateur as well as the passer-by?
If I see someone stopped in front of one of my sculptures, meditating, I feel I have succeeded. Will the vision of this individual of an aspect of the world through my work be modified, after reflection? Approach of the mind that seems simple! Perhaps I did not shoot down the tree that hides the forest, but I will have helped to change the visual angle of the viewer, to see what is behind it.
The symbol is of major importance. I speak with my hands expressing my thought by volumes, as well as colors. It was already a message. By making orders for private collections, public, scenery of city squares, I was able to spread my message.
Tomorrow, the message may be sent by a different medium. It does not matter. My creation will always be a message to everyone.

1973 - 1977 High school of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
1983 -1989 -National Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
1986 - Training course in sculpture, Academy of Fine Arts, Berlin, Germany
1987 - 1989 - Teacher in sculpture in the secondary school “Poushkin”, Sofia, Bulgaria
1983 -1984 - Courses of Prof. Palov's anatomy to the Academy of Medicine of Sofia

2003 Diploma of the World Trade Center Memorial Competition -New York / Etats Unis
2004 Diploma of the City of Cordoba, Spain
Diploma Foundation Basbous, Beirut / Lebanon
2007 Letter of Congratulations from the National Agency for Bulgarians Abroad - Sofia / Bulgaria
2008 Letter of Congratulations from the National Agency for Bulgarians Abroad Paris / France
Diploma of Bulgarian Minister of Culture for awarding the development of Bulgarian Culture Abroad Paris / France
Medal of the Bulgarian National Foundation « Christo Botiov », Paris / France
Golden Century - Medal of Bulgarian Minister of Culture Paris / France
2010 Medal and Diploma of the City of Burgas / Bulgaria
2014 Mérite culturel Vieux Vy s/ Couesnon / France

2021
• DevaC, steel, h : 3,80 m. Crevin / France
• DevaA, bronze, stainles steel , H : 2,25 m. Coupvray / France

2020
• Arbre Carrée Bleu – steel, light, H : 5,30 m. Crevin / France
2019
• Plovdiv-European Capital of Culture, Aspect Gallery, Plovdiv / Bulgaria
• "Haute Soudure" fashion show, Grand Hotel Primoretz, Burgas / Bulgaria
• Château des Pères, Piré-sur Seiche / France
2018

• Jinji Lake Biennale Suzhou / China
• “Guns of Wind” - The Code Success Foundation, Sofia / Bulgarie
• Bulgarian Fashion Icon, Vitosha Park Hotel , Sofia / Bulgarie
• Project for Albena resort / Bulgaria
• Château du Boi Guy, Parigné / France
• Auction Artcurial, Lyon / France
2017
• 35th Cultural Happy Hour "Zhivko Sedlarski - Bulgarian Haute Couture", Inspiring Culture, Brussels / Belgium
• Nesi Gallery, Burgas / Bulgaria
• Qu Art Museum - Inauguration, Suzhou / China
• University of Edinburgh / Scotland
• Free University of Brussels, Brussels / Belgium
• Port of Antwerpen, Antwerp / Belgium
• "The Ocean", mural, 840 m2, Suzhou Center / China
• "Haute Soudure", Château du Boi Guy, Parigné / France
• Auction Artcurial, Lyon / France
2016
• Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London / England
• “Haute Soudure”, Bowling Center, Cap Malo, La Mézière / France
• "Woman on the Bike", brass, H: 2.20 m. Taihu Lake-Suzhou / China
• "Skating Women's", brass, H: 2.50 m. Taihu Lake-Suzhou / China
• "Rainbow In the Dark", Stainless Steel, H: 3.00m. "Lake Mansion" - Suzhou / China
• Château du Boi Guy, Parigné / France
• Auction Artcurial, Lyon / France
2015
• "Sparkling dress", Beaune / France
• Qu Art Suzhou / China
• Féminalise, Beaune / France
• "Primavera", Riva Gauche Gallery, Namur / Belgium
• Valer Gallery, Sofia / Bulgaria
• Spazio Solferino 40, Milan / Italy

2014
• National Museum of History and Science, Univ.de Lisbon / Portugal
• 8th “Flâneries d’Art Contemporain”, Aix en Provence / France
• Wittgenstein Haus, Wien / Austria
• Industrialna Gallery, Sofia / Bulgaria
• 10th Cultural Exhibition, Pomorie / Bulgaria
• “Haute Soudure”, Ploumagoar / France
• Gallery "Sezoni", Sofia / Bulgaria
• "Rainbow In The Dark", Château des Pères, Piré sur Seiche / France
• Cultural Merit, Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon / France
2013
• Tallinn Art Hall / Estonia
• Chavchavadze Museum, Tsinandali / Georgia
• "Consul'Art" Marseille - European Capital of Culture Marseille / France
• "Honeymoon", steel, H: 4.00 m. Nouvoitou / France
• Nesi Gallery, Burgas / Bulgaria
• ESC Rennes School of Business, Rennes / France
• First "Haute Soudure" Fashion Show, Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon / France
• "Universum Frau", Pálffy Palace , Wien / Austria
• Gallery “Djamiata”, Dupnica / Bulgaria
2012
• Vetrinjski Dvor - Maribor-European Capital of Culture - 2012, Maribor / Slovenia
• "Mermaid dress", steel, H: 3.74 m. Grand Hotel Pomorie, Pomorie / Bulgaria
• Shandong Province Art Museum, Jinan / China
• Urumqi Art Museum, Urumqi / China
• Fujian Art Museum, Fuzhou / China
• Ningbo Art Museum, Ningbo / China
• Heilongjiang Art Museum, Suzhou / China
• Changshu Art Museum, Changshu / China
• Hubei Art Museum, Wuhan / China
• Yichuan Art Museum, Yichuan / China
• "???????? ?? ??????" (The Friends of the Sea), Petko Zadgorski Gallery, Burgas / Bulgaria
• "The Fifth Element", Gallery "Sezoni", Sofia / Bulgaria

2011
• Drouot Paris, "Red Tree", H: 2.68 m. thermo lacquered. Paris, France
• Utrillo-Valadon Museum, Sannois - Paris Region / France
• Council of Europe, Strasbourg / France
• The China-Europe Union and “the Warriors of Emperor Qin", Shaanxi Provincial Art Museum, Xian / China

Georg Baselitz

dress sculpture, bronze, contemporary art, mermaid dress, fashion sculpture, haute soudure